I think I may be missing something here. What antenna do you have on that tripod? On a mast, or straight to the tripod?
If the antenna is mounted straight to the tripod, a guy or two (well, three at least) holding the top of the tripod to some points something like 15 feet from the base of the tripod, isn't a bad idea. Might be a bit of 'over-kill' but it shouldn't hurt anything anyway. If you have a mast coming from the tripod, another set of guys from the joint of each section of mast isn't a bad idea either. But, that may be getting a bit ahead of things if you aren't using a mast.
- 'Doc


A 'guy' is a rope/wire that holds things still. Sort of like the ropes on a tent that help hold it up. A guy rope/wire needs to be at ~least~ as strong as the largest force acting on the guyed structure. Considering wind forces, that can get pretty 'strong'. Think of that antenna as a sail, and the wind acting on it. Like that.